SMART-X, “Square Meter, Arcsecond Resolution X-ray Telescope”
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SMART-X is a mission concept for a 2.3 m2 e ective area, 0.5 ′′ angular resolution X-ray telescope, with 5 ′ FOV, 1 ′′ pixel size microcalorimeter, 22 ′ FOV imager, and high-throughput gratings.
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